Int’l Students' Day being observed today 

International Students' Day is being observed all around the world on Wednesday (November 17). The day aims to ensure that every student has access to education around the globe.

Every year, the day is celebrated to focus on availing education for all students. The date of November 17th was chosen to be commemorated as the International Students’ Day due to the events that took place in Prague during World War II. 

The objective of the day is to pay special focus on ensuring education is available for all students.

Terming the students the 'lifeline of the nation', Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar says provision of best educational facilities to students is a prime responsibility of the government.

In his message on International Students' Day, he said the purpose is to observe this day to provide opportunities and to remind society to expedite efforts for protecting the rights of all students.

He said new universities have been established in the province to provide quality education to them.

International Students' Day is an international observance of the student community, held annually on 17 November. 

Originally commemorating the Czech universities which were stormed by Nazis in 1939 and the students who were subsequently killed and sent to concentration camps, it is now marked by a number of universities.

An initial idea to commemorate the atrocities inflicted on students in Czechoslovakia was discussed among Czechoslovak Army troops in England in 1940. 

A small group of soldiers, former elected student officials, decided to renew the Central Association of Czechoslovak Students (USCS) which had been disbanded by the German Protectorate in Czechoslovakia. 

Throughout 1941 efforts were made to convince students of other nations to acknowledge 17 November as a day of commemoration, celebrating and encouraging resistance against the Nazis and the fight for freedom and democracy in all nations.